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BREAKING: 400 Level UNICROSS Student Shot Dead By Suspected DSS

By Patrick Obia Report reaching our newsroom has it that a 400-level student of Computer Science, University of Cross River State (UNICROSS), Calabar campus has been shot dead. The student identified as Vincent Lawrence Bepeh (he was first identified as Victor) with registration number 18/CSC/048, is alleged to have been gunned down by a female official

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Redesign Naira: UNICROSS Student Suffers From Cash Scarcity, Impact On Academics

By Etido Okon The current crisis of scarcity of cash being witnessed across the nooks and crannies of the country has greeted students of the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) who are affected by cash shortage in the Automated Teller Machines (ATM) machines and withdrawal limit in the two banks in the Calabar campus.

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National Assembly Summons UNICAL Vice Chancellor The Third Time

By Patrick Obia and Etido Okon It is a deja vu as the House of Representatives Committee on Public Petition of the National Assembly has again summoned the Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar (UNICAL), Prof. Florence Obi over the institution’s 2019/2020 employees’ unpaid salaries petition. In a hearing notice with petition No 505

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UNICAL Research Teams Win Over N63 Million TETFund Grants

By News Agency of Nigeria The University of Calabar says three out of the six research teams that submitted full proposals to Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) have been awarded grants to carry out key researches. Prof. Bassey Okon, Director of Research and Development, University of Calabar, said this in a statement on Friday in Calabar.

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University Of Calabar Removes Lecturer Over Alleged Extortion Of Students

By Agency Reporter The Management of the University of Calabar has ordered the immediate removal of Sylvester Ohadoma as Head of the Department (HoD) of Pharmacology. This was contained in a statement by the Registrar of the institution, Gabriel Egbe, in Calabar, on Monday. Mr. Egbe said Mr. Ohadoma was removed as the HoD, for “consistently flouting”

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Twelve Principals Sacked, Sixteen Suspended In Cross River State For Extortion

By Cali Town Cross River State Commissioner for Education, Godwin Amanke has confirmed the sacking of 12 secondary school principals, as well as the suspension of 6 others. Those affected were found to have perfected schemes through which several sums of money were extorted from unsuspecting students. Amanke who made this disclosure while speaking with journalists

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Silence Follows University Of Ibadan’s N5.4 Billion Solar Power Project Launched In 2016

By Aare Adebayo, Development News Nigeria In October 2016, the Nigerian government inaugurated the first of its proposed 37 mega solar power projects in the country at the University of Ibadan. This project which was initiated in partnership with the German Government through the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) was aimed at getting the university

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FG Deploys 24 Bursars To Unity Colleges

By Deborah Tolu-Kolawole, The Punch Newspaper The Federal Ministry of Education has announced the deployment of 24 bursars to 24 Federal Unity Colleges across the country. The Punch Newspaper reports that the announcement came shortly after the deployment of some Directors in the ministry to unity colleges. In a circular obtained from the ministry by our

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